The Election Is Over, But Your Ability To Take Power Isn’t

The greatest power comes not from the ballot box, but from within.

The 2024 U.S. election is over. Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House. For some, the news brings up fear, anger, and hopelessness. For others, joy, hope, and cause for celebration are at the forefront. There are also those who feel indifferent or neutral, waking up to sip their morning coffee with the same feelings towards their country—and the world—that they carried in the days and weeks preceding. 

I sit drinking hot cacao in Sweden, myself a Canadian. Some might argue I don’t have skin in the game, wondering why I’m writing this. I could say that U.S. policies and cultural narratives ripple throughout the world (and certainly north of the border to my homeland). Therefore, in one way or another, I am impacted by the result of this election. Also, for the past few years, I’ve watched Western media become increasingly polarized and biased while promoting doomsday narratives. Unfortunately, the culture U.S. elections create now affects all of us across the Weste…